St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-11-19

A passenger train on the Atchison and
Nebraska railroad ran into freight train
near Atchison, Kan, recently. The ca
boOse, occupied by six men, was telescoped.
One Of the men was scalded to death; all OF
the others were severely scalded, and one OF
them is not expected to recover.
The boiler Of Wade & Mills saw mill at
Owensboro', Ky. exploded, scalding Mills,
one Of the firm fatally and Frank Royalty,
Walter Hamilton, Jefferson Wilkins and B.
F. Boyle badly, but not fatally. Thomas
Whitworth, while piling lumber fifty yards
away, was struck by piece of lumber and
killed. The mill was demolished.
A passenger train has been wrecked at
Peach Strings, Ariz., by a misplaced switch.
Engineer j. Browell and Howard Brum-
nell, machinist who was on the engine,
were killed. None of the passengers were
hurt
Reports published in Chicago show con-
tiHued scarcity of water for stock in many
sections, especially in the States of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and Iowa Unless cOpious
rains are experienced before the setting in of
winter many farmers will find themselves
involved in serious difficulty in providing
the necessary water for their stock. The
continued drOuth in these States has also
lessened the usual amount of fall plowing.
A fire in Clayton, near Watertown, N. Y,
destroyed the Porter block, the Halpin block
and several other buildings, causing a loss
estimated at 100000.
Seven business houses in Temple, Tex,
have been burned Loss, 900
Detectives have arrested William Fritz,
Edward Iouse and Adam Miller, in Read
ing, Pa, for passing counterfeit money.
The officers obtained full confession, giving
a description of the place where the counter
felt money is made and duplicating dozen
persons. According to the confession East
ern Pennsylvania has been flooded with bo-
gus money.
Burglars blew open Banker & Co.'S safe,
in Winchester, Va, recently, obtaining S400
and some valuable papers. A'heavy reward
has been offered for their apprehension.
William J. Bledsoe, United States deputy
marshal. has been arrested in Macon, Ga,
on the charge of being one of gang of five
who murdered John Holfeld, at Brooks
vile, Fla, in November. 1884.
A mob of armed men broke into the Jail
at Opelika, Ala. recently. took out George
Hart, coored murderer, and, carrying him
to Waverly, lynched him there.
The steamship Burgundy, from Medterra-
mean ports, has arrived at New York. A
thorough inspection disproved the rumors
q ard h
was in good shape but she will be detained
at lower quarantine for few days.
A conference was held between General
Ruger and the Crow chief at the agency,
Montana, which resulted in the dissatisfied
Indians suddenly withdrawing and firing on
the troops. One soldier was killed and
another wounded. The troops returned the
fire, killing the chief Sword Bearer and
several other Indians. About twenty of the
hostiles escaped to the hills pursued by cav
airy; the rest came into the agency.
John H. Rauch, secretary of the State
board of health of Illinois, has sent to the
quarantine commissioners of New York
letter from the board requesting that GER
titicates be given to the Italian immigrants
now in quarantine at the port of New York,
and those arriving from cholera-intected
points, when released from quarantine to
the effect that the party is not suffering from
cholera or choleric symptoms, giving length
of time they have been under observation,
and that his or her clothing, baggage and
dunnage have been thoroughly cleaned and
Also, requesting notification
by telegraph of the Illinois board of
health and the Chicago and St. Louis
health commissioners when any immigrants
shall leave the quarantine station to go
through or settle in Illinois. Mr. Rauch also
sent to the presidents of the New York Cen
tral, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads, request from the board that
they do not receive, transport and bring into
Illinois any of the Italian immigrants now
in quarantine at the port of New York, or
any that may come from cholera-infected
ports, without certificate from the quaran-
tine authorities, stating that there is no dam
ger in so doing. This request is made lest
the board might be required to exercise the
quarantine power vested in it by law, which
would, necessarily, more or less interfere
with the business of roads entering Illinois
from the East.
Nathan Gleaves has been appointed sur
veyor of customs at Portland, Me.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat has received
message from officials and citizens of Table
]uah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, to
he effect that the dispatches published that
var was imminent, and that half the in
labitants of Tahlequah had left their homes
n consequence, are entirely false. Peace
'eigns and is expected to continue.
A telegram from indianapolis says typhoid
ever is alarmingly prevalent in Indiana,
Ind it does not seem to be confined to any
particular locality. Physicians think it is
argely due to impure water, as the long
continued drouth of last summer caused the |
,ure water supply to fall short. Many wells
lave become dry, and people in Warrick
ounty are paving twenty-five and thirty |
ents barrel for water for domestic pur-
,oses.
John Rehring was killed by the caving in
# 200 tons of earth and slate at the Robin
on quarry in Tripoli, Berks county, Pa.
Twenty-Five horses were burned to death
n the basement of Edward Riley's two
tory brick stable, in New York, recently |
\ number of carriages were also burned
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